Armenian presidential polls provoke emigration

96,192 people arrived at the Zvartnots Airport of Yerevan and Shirak Airport in Gyumri in the January-February 2013. 115,221 people departed, which means emigration of 19,029 people, 1in.am reports.

Emigration increased by 2,455 in January-February 2013, compared with the same period in 2012. The population dropped by 16,574.

Experts had forecasted the emigration rate before the elections, as an impact of the presidential polls.

Adapted from: Vestnik Kavkaza